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West 2016: Yellowstone Wildlife

In my last post, I shared several photos of the gorgeous bison at Yellowstone. Although bison are the most plentiful large mammals in the park, they are not the only wildlife, and I had the good fortune to see many others.

We saw about a half dozen elk, enjoying the “elk candy” grass at Mammoth Hot Springs.

Tourists getting too close to the elk

Elk at Mammoth Springs

A mama elk with her calf

Yearling Elk – with crazy Tourists (FYI – I was in a car, with a high zoom…)

Mama elk with her baby! With spots!

We saw lots of birds, including Trumpeter Swans

Trumpeter Swans

Trumpeter Swans

Canada Geese

Canada Geese

Ravens

A raven just getting out of the bath…

And Osprey!

An osprey nest with young ones!

We saw some butterflies, but they mostly didn’t slow down enough for a photo…

I believe this is a Comstock’s Callippe Fritillary

We didn’t see any bears, but they are around!

We didn’t see any bears – just a few closures signs

And we were treated to the distant sighting of two Gray Wolves. One was black (in the center of the photo) and the other gray. This was the first time I have ever seen wolves in the wild – what an amazing experience!

We saw two wolves – they were very far away, so this is the best I could do in photos…

Yellowstone was an unforgettable experience for me, with my love of animals. I am so excited for my next trip there!